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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-tombarnes Recent reviews written by member tombarnes en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_473378098820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - When I heard that Gaylord Hotels, creators of the Opryland, the Gaylord Palms and the Gaylord Texan were building a mondo hotel in the wilds of Prince George's County, maryland, I simply knew that I would have to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473378098820 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:48:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473378098820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472138026628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - Rising fifteen floors above the street, the Inter-Continental is still dwarfed by its taller neighbors, the Republic Bank and the towering One Shell Square next door.  The building itself is an unassuming box of red granite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472138026628 Fri, 29 May 2009 22:25:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472138026628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468583616132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Hampton Inn Oceanfront North in Virginia Beach began its life about ten years ago as a Days Inn.  Fortunately, it has had its Days Inn persona exorcised.  The result is an agreeable place to spend a night or two... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468583616132 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:29:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468583616132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459162029700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Westin Alexandria is nestled into a little corporate Whoville not far from Old Town.  The hotel offers a bit more in the way of panache than its sister in Ballston, but it's still very much a Westin.  As you will see,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459162029700 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:05:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459162029700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435941052036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Embassy Suites in downtown Washington is in the West End, located between Dupont Circle, Georgetown and downtown Washington. Travelers looking for convenience will certainly find it here. One is within easy walking distance of most... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435941052036 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:05:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435941052036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_456255442564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Madison Hotel has been around the block and back again, but it still delivers exemplary service and comfort.  Plain glass boxes often have good things inside.  A Brief HistoryThe Madison opened its doors... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456255442564 Fri, 2 Jan 2009 02:35:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456255442564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450953055876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - Atlantic City is making a break for the new breed of traveler who demands more than bed and baccarat.  The Water Club brings the cool elegance of New York and Miami to Atlantic City, or so goes the line of thinking.  The reality falls a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450953055876 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:00:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450953055876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_444092944004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Posada Santiago sits so unobtrusively in its spectacular setting that you would be forgiven for missing it as you sped by on a jaunt on the lake. Missing it would be a mistake, however, as the Posada Santiago is a true charmer. With its cottages... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~444092944004 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:38:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_444092944004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441860198020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - Antigua, Guatemala has become something of a tourism hotspot. Finding a good hotel has never been easier in Antigua. Finding one you can afford has become considerably more difficult as the popularity of Antigua has risen with the elite set who flock... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441860198020 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:38:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441860198020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439582101124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Hotel Camino Real is still going strong as one of Guatemala City's better hotels. While there's stiff competition from the nearby Inter-Continental and the Marriott, the Camino Real holds its own in the firmament of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439582101124 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:52:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439582101124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433634315908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Marriott Jackson began its life in 1975 as the Holiday Inn Downtown. Later renovations changed the premises into a Crowne Plaza, but the property was essentially unchanged until the Columbia-Sussex Corp. bought the hotel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433634315908 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:08:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433634315908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431924219524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The prospect of losing a free ticket had me looking around for places to go following the Memorial Day weekend. Wanting a total change of scene from Washington, I settled upon Palm Springs. La Quinta, it is worth noting, is 19 miles south of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431924219524 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:08:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431924219524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412520582788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - When necessity dictated that we should book a hotel room near Washington's Dulles Airport, my thoughts immediately turned to Priceline. In this case, I was exceptionally lucky to have an almost foolishly low bid of $45.00 accepted. Total... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412520582788 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:57:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412520582788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411010895492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Palace Hotel was built in 1912 by King Alfonso XIII in part to house visitors for the wedding of his daughter. Not a bad job at all for a little guest house. The hotel is laid out on a colossal scale. From the magnificent entry hall with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411010895492 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:07:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411010895492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411328876164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Carlton has lorded it over the sweeping promenade called La Croisette in Cannes since it was built in 1911. A grand, sweeping statement of whimsy, the Carlton's tiers of bay windows and twin domes capping either end suggest a towering... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411328876164 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:03:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411328876164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409165008516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - Against all advice, we decided to take a stupidly cheap ticket from Dulles Airport in Washington to Nice, via Madrid. I'm always up for flying an airline I haven't tried. Check-In- Dulles/Madrid We arrived half an hour before the counter... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409165008516 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:07:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409165008516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_191405788804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - While wading through the chi-chi shops lining Las Olas Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale, we were confronted with a place which seemed even more mad inside, The Cafe Europa is hardly the kind of place you'd visit for a quiet lunch or tete... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~191405788804 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:09:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_191405788804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411009846916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Hotel Jules Cesar occupies interesting premises which were once a Carmelite convent. After the Carmelite nuns were turfed in the French Revolution, the convent was converted to other purposes and the hotel came into being only in 1929... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411009846916 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:02:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411009846916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411623198340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Hotel du Palais des Papes occupies a cluster of ancient buildings in the very heart of the historic center of Avignon. You are directly across the Place de Palais from the papal palace itself. One could not be in a more central location in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411623198340 Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:17:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411623198340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411132792452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Novotel Vieux Port in Marseille is actually part of a larger complex which includes the Sofitel Vieux Port. In 1987, the Novotel was created from one wing of the hotel, perhaps creating a use for their rooms with less... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411132792452 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:25:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411132792452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411009388164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - Nice may or may not bowl you over with its wide boulevards of tidy Beaux-Arts apartment blocks and shops. Not everything can match the bourgeois splendors of the Promenade des Anglais. If, however, you are seeking a reasonably pleasant hotel away from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411009388164 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:37:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411009388164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405942406788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - My recent trip to Annapolis was on the spur of the moment. I had considered staying elsewhere, even to the point of reserving a room at another, newer and glossier property. I thought to myself....why am I doing this? Isn't the whole point of staying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405942406788 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 03:48:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405942406788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401809510020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Ritz-Carlton occupies one of New Orleans' grandest beaux-arts structures, the former Maison Blanche department store, fourteen stories (sans 13th floor) of white brick crowned with an elaborate terra cotta frieze. I have fond memories... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401809510020 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:00:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401809510020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400637202052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - The Casa Andina Private Collection is as small chain within the slightly larger Peruvian chain of Casa Andina Hotels. Their new hotel in Cusco has already proven itself popular with visitors to this incomparable Andean city. Our stay... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400637202052 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:12:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400637202052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400539618948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tombarnes - Cafe Seville won't be winning any awards for its clever interior or for its hipness factor. The hipness factor here is practically at zero, which is a refreshing change from the Las Olas scene. Nobody stands at the door to check whether or not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400539618948 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:18:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400539618948?linkin_id=8003929